Butler Stats

Who We Are

Butler is an independent, private, coeducational university founded in 1855. We're a comprehensive university, which means we offer both liberal arts and sciences majors (like English and Biology) and professional programs (like Business and Pharmacy). Butler University is just that, a university. Which means we're one institution made up of five colleges, each specializing in a specific area. This gives you more choices. More majors to choose from, more classes to pick from, more opportunities to create.  

Our Location

Butler is located on the north side of Indianapolis, just five miles from downtown in a residential neighborhood. The Hoosier capital is the 13th largest city in the United States.

Our Students

4,438 students
3,884 undergraduates
554 graduate students
Place of origin: 47 states; 69 foreign countries

2008 Freshmen Class Profile (Middle 50%)
GPA (on a 4.0 scale): 3.42 - 4.0
SAT: critical reading 520-630; math 530-650; writing 520-610
ACT: 24-29
50% in the top 10% of their graduating class

Our Faculty

306 full-time faculty; 0 teaching assistants (grad students teaching classes)

Student-Faculty Ratio

11:1 with an average university-wide class size of 20

Retention Rate

90% of freshmen re-enrolled for sophomore year in 2009, well above the national average.

Undergraduate Studies

More than 60 programs of study within five academic colleges, including an Exploratory Studies Program for students undecided about their major.

Placement Rate

Average placement rate for the past five years is 94% within six months of graduation. For pharmacy and Physician Assistant graduates, as well as education and engineering majors, the rate is 100%.

2009-2010 Costs

For freshmen (in and out of state):
Tuition $28,460
Room & Board $9,500
Fees $800

Campus

The 290-acre Butler campus is hailed as one of the most attractive in the Midwest for its park-like setting.

Rankings and Recognitions
  • Ranked 2nd in the 2009 issue of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges in the Master's Midwest category.
  • Named 'Top 50 Best Value in Private Universities' by Kiplinger's (April 2007)
  • Butler University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) ranked among the nation's best graduate schools in the 2006 annual U.S. News and World Report survey.
  • Named "College that Rocks" by Rolling Stones.
  • Recognized in:
    • Princeton Review Best Colleges (Regional Edition)
    • Peterson's Competitive Colleges
    • Barron's Best Buys
  • A $22 million grant in 2005 from Lilly Endowment Inc. created the Butler Business Accelerator.
  • A $25 million grant in 2006 from Lilly Endowment Inc. supported the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Expansion Project.
Athletics

19 NCAA Division I sports and dozens of club and intramural sports

Activities

More than 135 student organizations from the Academy of Students of Pharmacy to Voices of Deliverance and the YMCA.

Our Mission

Butler's mission is to provide the highest quality of liberal and professional education and to integrate the liberal arts with professional education, by creating and fostering a stimulating intellectual community built upon interactive dialogue and inquiry among students, faculty, and staff.